Bochov

Bochov
Town
Bochov seen from the Hartenštejn Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Bochov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°9′19″N 13°2′22″E / 50.15528°N 13.03944°E / 50.15528; 13.03944Coordinates: 50°9′19″N 13°2′22″E / 50.15528°N 13.03944°E / 50.15528; 13.03944
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Karlovy Vary
First mentioned	1325
Government
• Mayor	Miroslav Egert
Area
• Total	95.69 km2 (36.95 sq mi)
Elevation	668 m (2,192 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,945
• Density	20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	364 71
Website	www.mesto-bochov.cz

Bochov (German: Buchau) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[]

Villages of Číhaná, Dlouhá Lomnice, Herstošice, Hlineč, Javorná, Jesínky, Kozlov, Mirotice, Německý Chloumek, Nové Kounice, Polom, Rybničná, Sovolusky, Teleč, Těšetice and Údrč are administrative parts of Bochov.

History[]

Bochov was a town in historical Bohemia crownland. Owing to a majority of German speaking population, it was occupied by the Nazi Germany as one of the municipalities in Sudetenland from 1938 to 1945.

Notable people[]

• Fanny Blatny (1873–1949), politician
• Karin Stoiber (born 1943), First Lady of Bavaria

References[]

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